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12 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Brisbane, Australia

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The Tenth Drop forming in October 2021

Brisbane, Australia

The Pitch Drop Experiment

Started nearly 100 years ago, this science experiment just keeps on going, ever so slowly.
The beach facing Brisbane City and River.

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Streets Beach

Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.
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Commissariat Store

Its most grisly object is a jar full of severed fingers allegedly cut off by prisoners to avoid work.
Mongoose fighting cobra.

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Seized Endangered Species Exhibit

An exhibit of endangered species confiscated from smugglers and passengers.
Peter the dog.

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Queensland Police Museum

It's home to the taxidermy remains of Peter, the dog who helped convict a murderer.
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Museum of Lands, Mapping, and Surveying

Its collection highlights the monumental tasks undertaken to map Queensland.
The native kuril water rat, culed alongside, is responsible.

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'The World Turns'

The sculpture shows a water rat turning the world upside-down, landing an elephant on its head.
Wearing wellies, she's striding forward with great purpose...

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Newspapers used to describe sightings of dozens at a time. These days, one researcher says, "most Australians have never seen one."
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February 15, 2021

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